By Rick Seltzer. New book examines which liberal arts colleges are hiring nontraditional presidents (money and prestige make it less likely) and argues that boards should be asking a different question than "traditional or nontraditional?". More...
By Rick Seltzer. Boston University and Wheelock College have started formal discussions about merging, they announced Tuesday, a step coming after Wheelock evaluated its future this summer in the face of financial and enrollment pressures. More...
By Rick Seltzer. For college and university presidents, the process of apologizing after high-profile missteps can seem to take as long as a tortoise walking a mile. More...
By Rick Seltzer. Colleges and universities increasingly offered high-deductible health plans, health-care benefits for part-time employees and stand-alone vision plans in 2017, according to a new survey. They continued to offer health-care benefits to domestic partners at high rates. More...
By Rick Seltzer. Marygrove College in Detroit joined the list Wednesday of small private colleges making cuts because of financial difficulties, announcing it will follow the unusual strategy of shutting down its undergraduate programs in the middle of the upcoming academic year. More...
By Rick Seltzer. Report argues private colleges have been improving their financial status but shows at least some small and poor institutions are struggling. More...
By Rick Seltzer. New chancellor assumes duties amid debate over and scrutiny of university’s response to controversial speakers. More...
By Rick Seltzer. New survey shows a partisan divide over higher ed aspirations for children -- that narrows when Republicans and Democrats are given more information. And study finds skepticism of affirmative action. More...
By Rick Seltzer. The percentage of student loan borrowers leaving college owing $20,000 or more doubled over about a decade, according to a report released Wednesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. More...
By Rick Seltzer. University touts new deal to train for IT outsourcing firm’s U.S. hiring push, but faculty balk at lack of control over curriculum. More...
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